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05-Mar-2007 -- Continued from 47°S 168°E. This is the remotest confluence point in New Zealand and the only one left that has not even been attempted at the time of writing. I had assumed that a visit would not be straightforward, so I contacted the DOC (Department of Conservation) well in advance via email, explaining where we wanted to go. The DOC at the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre replied in a short email that there is no permission required for the area around Lake Moat, but that we had to find our own transport.
I started to study the map of Fjordland Park intensively, but however I looked at it, at all solutions required an unpredictable number of days of hiking without any paths. My only hope to get to the confluence was that the forest would be more passable than what we had been confronted with at 47°S 168°E. The options I saw were:
We decided to do the Dusky Track (picture #3) which is the an official track that comes as close to the confluence point as any other hiking track. We would do the track and do a deviation from the Lake Hauroko Hut (picture #4) to do the confluence.
For to get to Lake Hauroko Hut, we had to take a shared taxi and a water taxi (can be booked by Lake Hauroko Tours). But as we got into the area, and seeing these steep impassable grades of the mountains in Fjordland, it very soon became clear that it would not be realistic to reach the point. The GPS showed a beeline distance of 22km. Even on a path, such a distance takes two days in one direction - hard to imagine how long it would take without a footpath! Probably it would be best to get above the treeline and then hike along the ridges, rather than fighting through the dense low land canopy in the rain forests.
It turned out, that the Dusky Track itself held a sufficient high degree of difficulty for us with flooded areas and days we were forced to wait until parts of the track got passable again. After a week's hike we reached the other end of the track (Supper Cove), from where we flew back into civilization by helicopter. There, we passed the confluence region (picture #1).
In my point of view, the best would be to hire a water plane and land on Lake Moat. Ask the pilot to pick you up one or two days later - that should give you enough time to visit the confluence. From the north end of Lake Moat it is 3km beeline distance to the CP.
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After we came back from the Dusky Track, there was an email waiting for us from the DOC with more information how to tackle this confluence. Unfortunately too late for us, but we'd like to pass this information further for future attempters:
"Dear Mr Mautz, Thank you for your email regarding visiting Fiordland National Park. Access into most of the park is unrestricted and open to all visitors who are there for recreational purposes. Where any commercial activity is taking place within the park, a concession may be required (see www.doc.govt.nz and look in the 'about DOC' section for more information about concessions). The area you wish to visit is remote and will require people with good fitness. There are no tracks or huts within the vicinity. I would suggest three options for getting to the site:
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The chair in "integrative health care and management" at the University of Aberdeen would have been funded primarily by supporters of anthroposophy, a movement founded in the early 20th century by Austrian spiritualist Rudolf Steiner.
Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter, dismissed anthroposophical medical treatments, which are based on the supposed interplay between physiological and spiritual processes, as "pure quackery".
He added that the nature of the funding meant anyone who took the proposed post would have "no chance" of being academically independent.
His views were widely supported online by science advocates after news of the proposal was reported by Times Higher Education on 26 April, following blog posts by freelance writer James Gray.
Earlier this week Aberdeen's governance and nominations committee decided against establishing the chair.
A statement released by the university said: "Given the need for sustainability of funding for the longer term, the university could not satisfy its requirement for the highest standards of scientific rigour with the funding model proposed, in particular the aspirations of potential donors to establish a centre of complementary medicine.
"The committee further agreed that research to investigate the evidence base for the effectiveness or otherwise of complementary therapies in the treatment of disease was a legitimate academic endeavour, provided that it could be supported by sustainable and unrestricted academic research funding."
However, the statement was criticised by David Colquhoun, former A.J. Clark chair of pharmacology at University College London and a prominent critic of alternative medicine.
In a letter to Aberdeen vice-chancellor Ian Diamond, Professor Colquhoun says he is delighted that the committee has made the "right decision", but describes the wording of the statement as a "PR disaster".
"It is almost incomprehensible and, rather than protecting your reputation, it invites laughter," he writes.
"All you had to do was to say something like: 'We have decided that a chair of anthroposophical medicine is not appropriate in a medical school and we shall therefore decline the offer of funding for the chair.'
"That would have been simple, it would (I imagine) be true and it would have brought credit on the university."

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Hear Why Theatergoers Are Falling Head Over Red High Heels for Kinky Boots
August 19th, 2014 | By Broadway.com Staff
The Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots is making its way across the country in its first national tour! Featuring a hilarious, high-energy and, of course, high-heeled cast, hear what theatergoers have to say about the show in the video below. Inspired by a true story, Kinky Boots features an infectious, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hysterical, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. The story follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from the most unlikely person. Together, these two become an unstoppable team, and find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible.


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We have had a lovely series of Bank Holidays in the UK with still two more to come. The weather has been gorgeous and spring has been well and truly sprung. The countryside is bursting with colour and fragrance and life. My favourite season and with good reason. We also have had all the hype of the royal wedding with interesting screenings on the TV of the previous royal weddings. Diana's dress looks so fussy and outdated now that fashions have veered away from frills and flounces. We are all agog to see what the new princess to be will wear on Friday.
The pen and ink drawing above I have called The Berry Thief.
Some of the cutest lambs we came across over the weekend. They are so sweet, snuggling up to mum and running frantically from the nasty humans with cameras. I love the middle shot of the one gazing back to see if mum is coming.
I really like these two images by the late painter/printmaker John O'Connor. He was born in England in 1913 and attended the Royal College of Art where his teachers were Eric Ravilious and John Nash. In later years he illustrated for the Golden Cockerel Press. I think his cockerel is amazing and the Suffolk church wood engraving is beautifully detailed. You can find more work by him here at the Chappel Galleries.
Striding Cockerel Wood Engraving
Suffolk Church Wood Engraving
We have had beautiful weather recently and spring has gone wonderfully mad providing us with gorgeous nature scenes like the bluebells below. The first two I photographed today and the bottom one a short while ago. The woods and lanes are full of blue and the fragrance is intoxicating. We are so lucky in England to have 80% of the world's bluebell population.
These great cushions below are by textile artist Maxine Pharoah.
You can more by Maxine on her website here.
Bluebird Cushion
Dancing Chick Cushion
The lovely blossom of the past few weeks are past their best now. Sadly they don't last long. I took these shots a little while ago when things were at their peak. A gorgeous blue sky behind helps.
The artworks below are a continuation of my Kantha embroidery theme of my last post. They are all by Asian artists and the first three remind me of the illustrative style of Kantha. I particularly like the way they have rendered the trees. The final two show the lovely graphic and colourful quality of Indian art. You can find these and other examples of detailed Indian art on the Indigo Arts Gallery site here.
Punam Kaln – Holy Cow And Mango Tree
Sudha Kumari – Deer In The Forest
Sudha Kumar – Holy Cow
Montu Chitrakar – Kalighat With Fish
I was very pleased to come across a very talented scraperboard artist the other day. His name is Tom Boulton and he specialises in scraperboard, linocut and mixed media landscapes. I absolutely love his hare scraperboards particularly. They have a wonderful dark and mysterious quality to them although his other work is just as good as you can see for yourself if you visit his website here. He shares the site with his equally talented photographer wife Julia. Just click on an image to start and then go to "next" in the bar at the top to see all the work.
Hare And The Moon
Orchard Moon
Hare On The Run
Hare In The Meadow


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If you withdraw, drop out, are dismissed or take a leave of absence from Community College of Philadelphia prior to completing 60 percent of a payment period or term, the Office of Financial Aid recalculates eligibility for Title IV funds. Recalculation is based on the percentage of earned aid using the following Federal Return of Title IV funds formula:
Percentage of payment period or term completed equals the number of days completed up to the withdrawal date divided by the total days in the payment period or term. Any break of five days or more is not counted as part of the days in the term. This percentage is also the percentage of earned aid.
Funds are returned to the appropriate federal program based on the percentage of unearned aid using the following formula: Aid to be returned equals (100 percent of the aid that could be disbursed minus the percentage of earned aid) multiplied by the total amount of aid that could have been disbursed during the payment period or term.
If you earned less aid than was disbursed, the College would be required to return a portion of the funds, and you would be required to return a portion of the funds. Keep in mind that when Title IV funds are returned, you may owe the College.
If you earned more aid than was disbursed to you, the College would owe you a post-withdrawal disbursement, which must be paid within 120 days of your withdrawal.
Refunds are allocated in the following order:
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One-tenth of Disneyland employees are paid so little that they recently experienced homelessness, while two-thirds of them are unable to afford three meals a day, according to a union-funded report released Wednesday.
Disney officials, however, slammed the report as a politically motivated document with results skewed to reflect the position of the unions that paid for it, with results based on a survey of a small percentage of park workers.
The report, prepared on behalf of a coalition of Disneyland employee unions by Occidental College and the Economic Roundtable, contends that 74 percent of workers at the theme park can't pay for basic expenses each month and 85 percent are paid less than $15 an hour.
"As Disneyland profits and prices hit record highs, Disneyland employees are falling farther behind," said Peter Dreier, a policy professor at Occidental and one of the report's authors. "Disneyland wages aren't keeping up with rising rents in Southern California. Our survey found that homelessness and housing instability are so widespread that they have become a normal part of employees' lives at the park. Similarly, we found it's normal for Disneyland workers to skip meals in order to make ends meet."
According to the unions that commissioned it, the study — "Working for the Mouse: A Survey of Disneyland Employees" — was based on a survey of 5,000 employees of the park, which has about 30,000 workers. Disney blasted the report as a skewed survey of a small percentage of park workers, and contended it was conducted without any controls over who could respond to the questionnaire and no effort to prevent individual employees from answering the questionnaire more than once.
"This inaccurate and unscientific survey was paid for by politically motivated labor unions and its results are deliberately distorted and do not reflect how the overwhelming majority of our 30,000 cast members feel about the company," Disney spokeswoman Suzi Brown said. "While we recognize that socio-economic challenges exist for many people living in Southern California, we take pride in our employment experience," she said.
According to Disney, the majority of park employees make more than minimum wage, while entry-level positions range between $11 and $17.75 an hour, with most workers earning additional money through "premiums and overtime."
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The average annual salary of full-time, hourly employees in 2017 was about $34,000, according to the company, which noted that Disneyland created more than 4,000 jobs over the last five years — more than any other business in Orange County.
According to the report's sponsors, the survey was commissioned by unions representing workers such as hair stylists, costumers, food-service workers, candy makers, security guards, ticket takers, musicians, singers and dancers.
"The value of workers' pay has dropped 15 percent since 2000," said Daniel Flaming, president of the Economic Roundtable and co-author of the study. "Raising the wage floor to $20 an hour will give workers $190 million more a year to buy basic necessities for their families and it will generate $210 million more in sales by businesses in Anaheim and other communities where workers live."
Disneyland officials provided the following statement and background to NBC4:
"It is important to note that the group that did this survey said about 5,000 cast members took the survey … so the stats that they use in the survey report represent only a small fraction of our 30,000 cast members."
- The reliability of the survey, which was paid for by unions, is completely in question given that there were no controls over who was eligible to take the survey or how many times they could take it and hear that people were encouraged to take more than once. (We know that non-employees could access it.) Considering the broad reach of the survey questions, there are factors that have nothing to do with their employment experience at the Disneyland Resort.
- We are proud of our record as a quality employer who has created more than 4,000 jobs over the last five years — more than any other business in Orange County — as well as how that invests in our cast members through a variety of measures including training, development and opportunities for advancement.
- We offer a wide variety of entry-level roles with starting rates from $11 — $17.75 per hour, depending on the position. For many cast members, this is a first job.
- The majority of our cast members make above California's minimum wage and most earn additional income through premiums and overtime.
- Wage is just one of the things that make us a competitive employer. We offer a comprehensive package both in terms of wages and benefits. We pay 75% of the cost of our Cast Members' premiums
- Many of our salaried cast started in hourly roles at the resort. Last year alone, more than 2,200 Cast members moved from part-time roles to full time status, and hundreds of hourly Cast members were promoted to salaried roles.
- The majority of our 30,000 cast members are full-time.
- The average annual wage paid to full-time, hourly cast members in 2017 was approximately $37,000. This includes tipped and non-tipped, union and nonunion cast members. (which is 69.4% above the 2017 CA min wage of $10.50/hr)
- Last month we announced an education program for our hourly workforce in the U.S. with an initial investment of $50 million up to $25 million in annual funding going forward. Thousands of hourly employees will be eligible and can pursue qualifying higher education or vocational training, including courses unrelated to their current responsibilities at Disney. By creating new opportunities for those who wish to continue their education, employees can advance in their current roles or support their long-term career aspirations.
- Unfortunately, the issue of homelessness is one that unfortunately affects our entire Orange County community and we look to local governments to address this issue. As a major Orange County employer, we see our role is to continue to create jobs and support organizations that provide services to the underprivileged in our community, and we are proud to support our local nonprofits with more than $21 million in donations last year. And, over the last five years, the Resort has contributed millions of dollars to Orange County nonprofit organizations serving the homeless, including Mercy House, Illumination Foundation, Project Hope Alliance, Second Harvest, and Orange County Food Bank to name a few.


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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Meanwhile in the northside: SF Made holiday gift fair in Fort Mason
Today's weather was extremely nice and sunny. The SFmade holiday gift fair is currently happening in Fort Mason (ends at 6PM), got to check some of the local made vendor scene. It was great to see a few familiar faces and be introduced to new ones. Here are some fotos:
So happy to see Ariana from Brown Owl Coffee, here with the booth for Hearth Coffee.
Brent from Bike Wrappers
Recently introduce them with a cyberchisme link, Gobha clothing are water resistant+wool reversible caps in one, pretty cool.
"Buy me brunch"
This is Stolen Sunday. It was mi favorite display. orange chones included, so funny.
A Sutro tower coat rack, so rad.
I forgot to grab this business card, but loved their prints.
Cool little map with all the local shops that are part of sfmade.org
'Til next time :)
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Thanks for mentioning our Gobha caps. We're right in the middle of a 200-cap run of water-repellant, Merino wool reversible all weather hats, with a bunch of new colors; one of the new color-ways is SF Giants orange-and-black. So all you baseball-fan cyclists,with a wont for getting caught in inclement weather, check out Gobha-Clothing.com in mid-January. If you're a cyclist with all-weather tendencies, who's fine with the Giants but not into wearing their colors, check us out now, as we've got lots of all-wool hat colors.
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SKF Italia: Implementing a new automated warehouse without losing a single day of production
SKF is a leading global company specializing in the production and sale of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems and services. The head office in Italy is in Airasca (Turin), where the factory manufacturing products for the automotive industry operates and the warehouse gathering all Italian production for global distribution is located.
The most effective logistics solution
One project, many benefits:
- Replacement of the old stacker cranes with new Vectura cranes in only 12 months, a new record!
- The phased replacement of the stacker cranes did not affect the continuity of warehouse activities
- Better performance, ergonomics and safety, greater flexibility, reduced energy consumption and the ability to manage new types of packaging
From the early stages of the project, the collaboration with Swisslog steadily increased. We created a great team that has been by our side from design to implementation, helping us to evaluate the best investments to modernize our system and make it even more profitable.


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This section describes the minimum requirements that must be met for each machine before starting the Identity Assurance Solution (IAS) installation. It also describes the contents of each CD distributed with this solution.
Section 2.1, Minimum Requirements
Section 2.2, Preparing the Software
Section 2.3, Contents of Each Identity Assurance Solution CD
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TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden plans to announce his latest battle plan for fighting the formidable Omicron variant on Tuesday, with measures to include distributing 500 million free rapid COVID tests to the public, opening new federal testing sites, sending out hundreds of federal vaccinators, and providing 1,000 military medical personnel to bolster beleaguered hospitals.
The measures, many of which will not take place until January, were outlined in a fact sheet from the White House.
A website will be created where people can request tests be sent to their homes, but the tests won't be available until January, as Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production Act to accelerate production of COVID testing.
Three weeks ago, Biden announced his winter pandemic strategy, pledging that 150 million Americans with private health insurance would soon be able to get reimbursed for at-home COVID tests. He also said there would be improved access to booster shots and announced new testing requirements for international travelers.
But since the first U.S. Omicron case was reported on Dec. 1, the highly contagious variant has swiftly become the dominant variant in the nation, accounting for 73% of new infections last week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Even if the Omicron variant ends up causing less severe disease, the explosion in cases means it is still possible that hospitals will become overwhelmed, experts have said."That's the big concern," said Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told The New York Times. "If there are a lot of people getting sick, even if only a small portion of them are getting severely ill, that could still be a huge number of people."
Another expert said that testing has become paramount.
"We have to acknowledge the reality that unfortunately, with a heavy heart, the virus is in charge and we need to take back control, and the only way to do that as a society is to test and isolate, test and isolate, repeat, repeat, repeat," Mara Aspinall, an expert in medical diagnostics at Arizona State University, told the Times.
Biden was himself exposed to the coronavirus late last week but has since tested negative, White House officials said Monday, the Times reported. With Americans now anxious about their holiday travel plans, he will try on Tuesday to reassure the nation while reminding people that vaccination and booster shots remain the best protection against the Omicron variant.
Biden will say that if people are vaccinated and follow other social distancing guidelines, including wearing masks in public places, "they should feel comfortable celebrating Christmas and the holidays" with their families, a White House official said, the Times reported.
Some are concerned that the White House hasn't urged people to do things such as cancel travel plans and avoid public transportation, and the Biden administration is also trying to avoid talk of lockdowns.
"This is not a speech about locking the country down," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday, the Times reported. "This is a speech outlining and being directly clear with the American people about the benefits of being vaccinated, the steps we're going to take to increase access, increase testing, and the risks posed to unvaccinated individuals."
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Visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for more on COVID vaccines.
SOURCE: White House, fact sheet, Dec. 21, 2021; The New York Times


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To keep colors true and get whites truly bright, you need to sort your laundry correctly. It's an extra step, but one that saves your clothes. It's worth the effort.
What's the Point?
Sorting your clothes by color, fabric and heavy dirt means you can correctly use all those cycles on your washing machine. You can choose the best water temperature, which helps clothes last longer. It also makes it easier to choose the right drying cycle. The proper water temperature and drying time saves you money on your utility bills.
Here is a look at the 4 critical steps to sort laundry for efficient washing, without spending too much time on the task.
#1. Read the Label
The information you need is right on the label, whether you are washing a t-shirt, jeans or sweater. It is so easy to overlook cleaning instructions from the manufacturer, just assuming you know what to do. But you can ensure that your outfits last and look their best if you take the time to read the label when you first get the clothing.
Here are some common terms you will encounter:
- Use gentle soap and soak in the sink. In some cases, you can use the gentle cycle on your washer.
- Wash separately. Run this through the washer, usually using the gentle cycle, by itself or with other items marked the same.
- Professional dry clean. Take it to the dry cleaner. In some cases, you can use a D-I-Y dry cleaner kit or hand wash it.
#2. Sort the Clothes
You've remove those marked hand wash, wash separately and professionally dry clean. Now it's time to go through the rest of the clothes. You sort these by color into two piles:
- White, grey, pastel colors and prints with a white background all go in one pile.
- Deep colors like navy, brown, black, dark gray, red and green go into another pile.
#3. Sort Again
There's a lot of sorting when you want to be efficient with your washing! This second round of sorting is based on the type of fabric. Keep your two piles. Just go through them one-by-one and separate each into further piles by fabric. Here are three typical types of sorting:
- Towels and sheets go in one pile, clothes in another.
- Lightweight items like dress shirts and blouses go in to one pile, t-shirts and jeans go into another.
- Towels, blankets and anything that produces lint goes into one pile, other types into another.
#4. Wash Seriously Dirty Items by Themselves
If you have a pair of jeans with oil stains, a t-shirt with cooking oil stains or a children's outfit with mud and ground-in dirt, put them into their own pile. Wash these together, separately from your other clothes. It's easy for dirt and oil to simply move from one piece of clothing to another in the washer.
Follow these four steps and your clothes will look crisp, bright and clean. It is worth the effort to sort your laundry for efficient cleaning.


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Betts, Alexander Davis
25 Aug. 1832–15 Dec. 1918
Alexander Davis Betts, Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, the son of Temperance Utley and William Betts, was born in Blockersville (now Stedman), Cumberland County. At the age of seventeen, when he was playfully trying to ride a young steer, he was thrown and sustained an injury that left him with a physical disability. At the nearby Summerville Academy he began a classical education, and he entered The University of North Carolina as a member of the class of 1855. He received the A. B. degree and a few years later the M.A.; in 1895 the university honored him with the degree of D.D. Betts remained a loyal friend to the university and attended University Day and commencement a number of times. In 1882 he wrote a hymn for University Day, and he was a trustee from 1879 until 1895. Shortly before graduation day in 1855, Betts married Mary E. Davis of Chapel Hill, adopting her maiden name as his own middle name in her honor.
In Chapel Hill, Betts was converted to Methodism in 1853, and there he was licensed to preach in 1855. For a brief time, however, he taught in a Pittsboro academy. Soon afterward he became "supply" minister to the Methodist church in Martinsville, Henry County, Va. In gratitude for his warm reception there, he named his newborn son Henry for the county.
Before the Civil War, Betts served churches in Sampson County, Smithville (now Southport), Elizabethtown, and Smithfield. After the war he served in many places, as Methodist ministers customarily do. Among his assignments were churches in the counties of Anson, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Guilford, Harnett, Jones, Nash, and Wilson. In 1908 he was superannuated but continued his work by preaching upon invitation and working with schools and prisons in various parts of the state.
After the death of his first wife (5 Sept 1879), Betts in 1881 married Priscilla M. Debnam. Six of his eleven children were living at the time of his death: the Reverend W. A., J. R., Sallie, Dr. J. S., Mrs. L. P. Wokins, and Mrs. R. L. Davis.
On 25 Oct. 1861, Betts was commissioned chaplain of the Thirtieth North Carolina Regiment; he served throughout the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee is said to have spoken of Betts on one occasion as "that model chaplain." Betts kept a journal, published in 1904 as Experiences of a Confederate Chaplain (Piedmont, S.C.), in which he recorded detailed and moving accounts of his work.
The Chaplain 24 (Mar.–Apr. 1967).
Daniel L. Grant, Alumni History of The University of North Carolina (1924).
Thomas N. Ivey, ed., Handbook of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in North Carolina (1905).
Thomas N. Ivey, ed., Southern Methodist Handbook (1913, 1919).
Methodist Church, Journal of the North Carolina Conference (1919).
James Paul Pegg, Tar Heel Chaplain (n.d.).
Trinity Alumni Register 4 (Jan. 1919).
Additional Resources:
A. D. Betts (Alexander Davis), 1832-1918, Experience of a Confederate Chaplain, 1861-1864. [Greenville? S. C.: s.n., 190-?], Documenting the American South, UNC Libraries: https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/betts/ill3.html
Gerard, Philip. "Religion in the Ranks Chapter II of II." Our State Magazine: https://www.ourstate.com/religion-in-the-ranks-part-2/
Betts, A. D. (Alexander Davis). Experience of a Confederate chaplain, 1861-1864 [i.e. 1865]. [Greenville? S. C.]. 1900. https://archive.org/details/experienceofconf00betts (accessed April 19, 2013).
Summary of A. D. Betts (Alexander Davis), 1832-1918, Experience of a Confederate Chaplain, 1861-1864, [Greenville? S. C.: s.n., 190-?]: https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/betts/summary.html
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Alexander Davis Betts. Image courtesy of UNC Chapel Hill Libraries. Available from https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/betts/menu.html (accessed April 19, 2013).
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Statement of Faith
As an educational institution with a Wesleyan tradition at its core, it seems natural to us to embrace a statement of faith that is common among many Christian traditions. APU's Statement of Faith first appeared in 1900, introduced by Philena B. Hadley and Mary Hill as "History and Spirit." It was revisited and clarified in 1956, under President C.P. Haggard. To provide application to these guiding beliefs, "Daily Living Expectations" were added to offer a deeper understanding of the character of the faculty, staff, and administration at APU.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative word of God.
We believe that there is one God, creator of heaven and earth, eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, and in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to power and glory.
We believe in the fall and consequent total moral depravity of humanity, resulting in our exceeding sinfulness and lost estate, and necessitating our regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the present and continuing ministry of sanctification by the Holy Spirit by whose infilling the believing Christian is cleansed and empowered for a life of holiness and service.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved to the resurrection of life and those who are lost to the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Daily Living Expectations
The following are fundamentals held to be essential, and the university expects faculty and staff not only to believe in them, but to practice them in daily living:
- a caring, effective love both of God and humanity
- a Christ-like unity and acceptance between believers
- a lifestyle dedicated to God's will in society
- a growing, victorious state of mind because of the indwelling Christ
- a daily affirmation of Christ as Lord
- a willingness to serve the Lord, even when it means sacrifice
- a desire to be sensitive to the personal work of the Holy Spirit
- a working faith in God's promises for all needs and daily life situations
- a witness for Christ without hypocrisy
- a firm, committed desire to be God's person


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Merkel now heads a "grand coalition" of Germany's biggest parties – her conservative Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats, which are traditional rivals. Parliament's lower house elected her as chancellor by 462 votes to 150, with nine abstentions.
The new government will move Germany somewhat leftward, for example introducing a national minimum wage, but will take a largely unchanged approach to Europe's debt crisis.
It features Germany's first female defence minister, conservative Ursula von der Leyen, and sees former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Social Democrat, return to his old job. Finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, a powerful figure in Europe's debt crisis, is staying on.
The parties' effort to form a government after national elections on 22 September, in which Merkel's conservatives came close to a parliamentary majority but saw their previous coalition partners lose all their seats, has been the longest in post-second world war Germany.
It was extended by the Social Democrats' decision to put the coalition deal to a ballot of all their members. They won approval last weekend but some remain wary because the party emerged weakened from a previous grand coalition in Merkel's first term, from 2005 to 2009.
At least 42 government politicians didn't vote for the chancellor on Tuesday but, given the new coalition's enormous majority, that is unlikely to worry her.
Conservatives and Social Democrats hold 504 of the 631 seats. Germany's best-known ex-communist, Gregor Gysi, becomes the opposition leader; his hardline Left party is the bigger of two left-leaning opposition groups.
Germany's biggest-selling newspaper, Bild, declared on Tuesday's front page: "Dear grand coalition, we are your extraparliamentary opposition now!" Editor Kai Diekmann wrote that "this parliament is too weak; its opposition too small and too left-wing."


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World Premiere Beetlejuice Musical Finds Its Stars in Alex Brightman & Sophia Anne Caruso
Initial casting has been announced for the pre-Broadway run of Beetlejuice, a new musical based on the fan-favorite 1988 film. Tony nominee Alex Brightman will lead the company in the title role (created on-screen by Michael Keaton) with Sophia Anne Caruso as Lydia (played in the movie by Winona Ryder). The previously announced world premiere staging will begin previews at Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre on October 14 with an opening slated for November 4. The production will run through November 18.
Brightman shared in an exclusive statement, "If you told eight-year-old Alex Brightman that he would be bringing a millennia-old, bio-exorcist demon from hell to life onstage, that would probably make a lot of sense to him. I'm bursting to show everyone what we're cooking up with this show. It's going to be a ridiculous and oddly heartwarming blast!"
Brightman earned a Tony nomination for his performance as Dewey Finn in School of Rock. His other stage credits include Big Fish, Matilda, Glory Days, Wicked and Assassins.
Caruso made her Broadway debut in Blackbird. She earned Lucille Lortel Award nominations for her off-Broadway turns in Lazarus and The Nether.
Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz (Caruso), a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole "being dead thing." Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and a degenerate demon (Brightman) who happens to have a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on this ghost-with-the-most to scare away her insufferable parents, Beetlejuice comes up with the perfect plan, which involves exorcism, arranged marriages and an adorable girl scout who gets scared out of her wits.
Tony nominee Alex Timbers will direct the new musical featuring a book by Anthony King and Scott Brown and a score by Eddie Perfect. The production will feature choreography by Connor Gallagher and musical direction by Kris Kukul.
The Beetlejuice team will also include scenic designer David Korins, costume designer William Ivey Long, lighting designer Kenneth Posner, sound designer Peter Hylenski and projection designer Peter Nigrini, with puppet design by Michael Curry, special effects by Jeremy Chernick, illusions by Michael Weber, music producing by Matt Stine and dance arrangements by David Dabbon.
Additional casting for the D.C. run of Beetlejuice and details on the Broadway premiere are forthcoming.


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Merritt Crossing is located on the corner of 6th and Oak Street in Oakland. The dense project worked to match the surrounding feel of the residential homes as well as address the visual and noise impact of the adjacent freeway. The six story building designed by San Francisco-based LMS Architects provides 70 affordable and accessible apartments for a diverse group of seniors with low incomes. About half of the building's residents are formerly homeless individuals and the building also provides supportive services, and community room and kitchen. Located on a former brownfield site, Merritt Crossing is also sited near a BART stop. Modern design elements are incorporated to eliminate the institutionalized feel and compliment the surrounding eclectic pan-Asian community.
Photovoltaics and a solar thermal system on the roof provide energy for the building while a high performance envelope and energy efficient systems to reduce energy use. The apartments are sunny and allow for natural ventilation and each has a private and protected balcony recessed behind the building's outer shell. A mesh installation will allow plants to grow on the building creating a living facade to protect it from the elements, improve air quality and reduce noise. Since it's competition in August of 2012, the project has been awarded LEED Platinum certification. It has also been awarded GreenPoint Rating with over 130 points, an EnergyStar Rating and a Bay-Friendly Landscape Certification.
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text: On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Peter St. John wrote: > Fair enough, I'll settle for Gary Oldman. We'll let RGB have Anthony > Hopkins. No, no, no. John Malkovitch. The resemblance is actually fairly striking. Bald, pudgy, whiny sardonic voice, sexy as all hell. Might even fool my wife...;-) rgb > Peter > > On 7/22/08, John Hearns <john.hearns at streamline-computing.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 16:19 -0400, Bob Drzyzgula wrote: >> >>> But I don't understand... if resources aren't an issue (and >>> certainly they haven't been for at least a decade, since >>> BIOSs started supporting El Torito) and systems programmers >>> are *not* more likely to be vi users than emacs users, >>> would't we be seeing emacs on more live and rescue CDs by >>> now? I'm curious as to how the vi conspiracy effects its >>> apparent influence... :-) :-) :-) >> >> >> We have our methods. >> Let's just say that the dental probe I carry around for freeing the >> latches on Infiniband cables has.... other uses. >> >> ps. when Dan Brown's book on the Vi Conspiracy is made into a movie I >> bags Jean Reno to play me. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> > -- Robert G. Brown Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 Duke University Physics Dept, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb Book of Lilith Website: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Lilith/Lilith.php Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977


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The College Fjord with its glaciers was imaged by ASTER on June 24, 2000.
This image covers an area 20 kilometers (13 miles) wide and 24 kilometers (15 miles) long in three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region. College Fjord is located in Prince Williams Sound, east of Seward, Alaska. Vegetation is in red, and snow and ice are white and blue. Ice bergs calved off of the glaciers can be seen as white dots in the water. At the head of the fjord, Harvard Glacier (left) is one of the few advancing glaciers in the area; dark streaks on the glacier are medial moraines: rock and dirt that indicate the incorporated margins of merging glaciers. Yale Glacier to the right is retreating, exposing (now vegetated) bedrock where once there was ice. On the west edge of the fjord, several small glaciers enter the water. This fjord is a favorite stop for cruise ships plying Alaska's inland passage.
This image is located at 61.2 degrees north latitude and 147.7 degrees west longitude.
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is one of five Earth-observing instruments launched December 18, 1999, on NASA's Terra satellite. The instrument was built by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry. A joint U.S./Japan science team is responsible for validation and calibration of the instrument and the data products. Dr. Anne Kahle at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is the U.S. Science team leader; Moshe Pniel of JPL is the project manager. ASTER is the only high resolution imaging sensor on Terra. The primary goal of the ASTER mission is to obtain high-resolution image data in 14 channels over the entire land surface, as well as black and white stereo images. With revisit time of between 4 and 16 days, ASTER will provide the capability for repeat coverage of changing areas on Earth's surface.
The broad spectral coverage and high spectral resolution of ASTER will provide scientists in numerous disciplines with critical information for surface mapping, and monitoring dynamic conditions and temporal change. Example applications are: monitoring glacial advances and retreats, monitoring potentially active volcanoes, identifying crop stress, determining cloud morphology and physical properties, wetlands Evaluation, thermal pollution monitoring, coral reef degradation, surface temperature mapping of soils and geology, and measuring surface heat balance.


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Posted: January 11, 2009
Creationists think information theory poses a serious challenge to modern evolutionary biology -- but that only goes to show that creationists are as ignorant of information theory as they are of biology.
Whenever a creationist brings up this argument, insist that they answer the following five questions. All five questions are based on the Kolmogorov interpretation of information theory. I like this version of information theory because (a) it does not depend on any hypothesized probability distribution (a frequent refuge of scoundrels) (b) the answers about how information can change when a string is changed are unambiguous and agreed upon by all mathematicians, allowing less wiggle room to weasel out of the inevitable conclusions, and (c) it applies to discrete strings of symbols and hence corresponds well with DNA.
All five questions are completely elementary, and I ask these questions in an introduction to the theory of Kolmogorov information for undergraduates at Waterloo. My undergraduates can nearly always answer these questions correctly, but creationists usually cannot.
Q1: Can information be created by gene duplication or polyploidy? More specifically, if x is a string of symbols, is it possible for xx to contain more information than x?
Q2: Can information be created by point mutations? More specifically, if xay is a string of symbols, is it possible that xby contains significantly more information? Here a, b are distinct symbols, and x, y are strings.
Q3: Can information be created by deletion? More specifically, if xyz is a string of symbols, is it possible that xz contains signficantly more information?
Q4: Can information be created by random rearrangement? More specifically, if x is a string of symbols, is it possible that some permutation of x contains significantly more information?
Q5. Can information be created by recombination? More specifically, let x and y be strings of the same length, and let s(x, y) be any single string obtained by "shuffling" x and y together. Here I do not mean what is sometimes called "perfect shuffle", but rather a possibly imperfect shuffle where x and y both appear left-to-right in s(x, y) , but not necessarily contiguously. For example, a perfect shuffle of 0000 and 1111 gives 01010101, and one possible non-perfect shuffle of 0000 and 1111 is 01101100. Can an imperfect shuffle of two strings have more information than the sum of the information in each string?
The answer to each question is "yes". In fact, for questions Q2-Q5, I can even prove that the given transformation can arbitrarily increase the amount of information in the string, in the sense that there exist strings for which the given transformation increases the complexity by an arbitrarily large multiplicative factor. I won't give the proofs here, because that's part of the challenge: ask your creationist to provide a proof for each of Q1-Q5.
Now I asserted that creationists usually cannot answer these questions correctly, and here is some proof.Q1. In his book No Free Lunch, William Dembski claimed (p. 129) that "there is no more information in two copies of Shakespeare's Hamlet than in a single copy. This is of course patently obvious, and any formal account of information had better agree." Too bad for him that Kolmogorov complexity is a formal account of information theory, and it does not agree.
Q2. Lee Spetner and the odious Ken Ham are fond of claiming that mutations cannot increase information. And this creationist web page flatly claims that "No mutation has yet been found that increased the genetic information." All of them are wrong in the Kolmogorov model of information.
Q4. R. L. Wysong, in his book The Creation-Evolution Controversy, claimed (p. 109) that "random rearrangements in DNA would result in loss of DNA information". Wrong in the Kolmogorov model.
So, the next time you hear these bogus claims, point them to my challenge, and let the weaselling begin!
Originally posted at Recursivity.


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For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the body. In study after study, researchers have found links between these "xenoestrogens" and such problems as decreased sperm viability, ovarian dysfunction, neurodevelopmental deficits and obesity. But experimental limitations have prevented them from exploring one of the most serious questions posed by exposure to xenoestrogens: what happens when — as in the real world — an individual is exposed to multiple estrogen-mimicking chemicals at the same time?
Now University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have used new techniques to study exposure to low doses of multiple xenoestrogens. And they've come to some disturbing conclusions.
Using cell cultures to test mixtures of three compounds known to affect estrogen signaling — bisphenol A (found in plastic bottles and the linings), bisphenol S (a supposedly safer replacement for bisphenol A recently found to have similar effects) and nonylphenol (a common component of industrial detergents and surfactants) — the scientists determined that combinations of endocrine disruptors could have a dramatically greater effect than any one of them alone.
"We wanted to see how these persistent, ubiquitous contaminants affect estrogenic signaling when they're mixed together as they are in nature, so we set up a cell-culture system that allowed us to test their influence on signaling by estradiol, the estrogen found in adult, cycling women," said UTMB professor Cheryl Watson, senior author of a paper on the study now online in the journal Environmental Health. "What we found is that these things gang up on estradiol and thwart its response, which is not a good thing."
Watson and her colleagues tested different mixtures of estrogen-disrupting compounds using rat pituitary cells, cells that are master regulators of the animals' endocrine systems. Their experiments measured the responses of key signaling pathways that lead to cell proliferation, the secretion of the pituitary hormone prolactin and the activation of proteins involved in apoptosis (programmed cell death), comparing the effects of estradiol alone with those of estradiol and mixtures of bisphenol A, bisphenol S and nonylphenol.
"These compounds work at very low concentrations — at the parts per trillion or parts per quadrillion level — and when you mix them together they affect estrogenic signaling differently and more dramatically than they do individually," Watson said. "We need to pay attention to this, because estrogens influence so many things in both males and females — reproduction, the immune system, metabolism, bone growth, all sorts of important biological functions."
Studies have detected measurable levels of bisphenol A and bisphenol S in the urine of more than 90 percent of Americans. According to Watson, modern humans are exposed to dozens of xenoestrogens more or less continually.
"These things are all over the environment, and we need to know what they do so we can start figuring out what we need to change," Watson said. "They're probably disrupting and confusing hormones in people, and it's important to find a way to prevent that as soon as we can. We need to test these compounds for their hormone-disrupting activities before they are put into products, so we can redesign for safety very early in the process."


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By Philip Giraldi
The American Conservative
The various accounts of the Sept. 11 Benghazi incident in which four Americans died demonstrate that there is a profound misunderstanding of what the Central Intelligence Agency does and how it interacts with the State Department overseas. The U.S. ambassador in any country is the personal representative of the president of the United States, and he is nominally in charge of all the American officials posted to the country. But the key word is "nominally."
The Chief of Station is the senior CIA representative, and he directs the activities of the intelligence personnel. His direct line of command is to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia—not to the State Department—and that is the relationship that provides him with his authority. Normally, the ambassador has little desire to learn what the CIA is doing because he has no real need to know about the details of operations and is only interested in oversight relating to situations that might cause serious damage to Washington's relationship with the local authorities. Apart from that, the CIA operates independently and only shares partial information on what it is doing if the ambassador seems interested and there is a good reason to do so.
To cite one example from my own experience, the agency had a hidden microphone in the office of a top Italian Communist official in the 1970s, which enabled Washington to know exactly what the Partito Communista Italiano was planning. The information obtained was shared through an unsourced "eyes only" memo to the ambassador, who assumed the source was a CIA agent present at the Communist meeting and asked how accurate the person's recollection was. The Chief of Station answered that the information was completely reliable but there was no one else in the room—avoiding having to say that it was a highly sensitive technical intrusion and letting the ambassador work out the meaning of the reply.
Benghazi has been described as a U.S. consulate, but it was not. It was an information office that had no diplomatic status. There was a small staff of actual State Department information officers plus local translators. The much larger CIA base was located in a separate building a mile away. It was protected by a not completely reliable local militia. Base management would have no say in the movement of the ambassador and would not be party to his plans, nor would it clear its own operations with the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.
In Benghazi, the CIA's operating directive would have been focused on two objectives: monitoring the local al-Qaeda affiliate group, Ansar al-Sharia, and tracking down weapons liberated from Colonel Gaddafi's arsenal. Staff consisted of CIA paramilitaries who were working in cooperation with the local militia. The ambassador would not be privy to operational details and would only know in general what the agency was up to. When the ambassador's party was attacked, the paramilitaries at the CIA base came to the rescue before being driven back into their own compound, where two officers were subsequently killed in a mortar attack.


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Winter have you wearing the same pair of sweatpants or boring jackets over and over again? Unsure how to look good while staying warm?
The good news is you can look great in even the chilliest of seasons, and bundling up in sub-freezing temperatures does not have to be complicated.
We've created this guide of men's winter coats to keep you looking stylish and hot, even when the weather is not.
Whether you're shopping for you or looking for a gift for the man in your life, we've got you covered.
Let's get into it!
Guidelines to Men's Winter Coats
Know Your Budget
Spend, on average, $ 85 dollars each month on clothing. That's about $ 1,020 annually.
Before investing in your coat, it's important to have a general ballpark regarding how much you are willing to spend.
This will help you narrow down stores, types of materials, and brands. After all, if you're only looking to spend about $ 150, it would not make sense to visit stores with prices hovering over $ 800, would it?
We commend that before making any clothing decisions, make your budget!
Find Your Fit
This is not your father's wardrobe. Men's winter coats have come a long way in terms of style and sizing.
Determine what kind of coat you're looking for. Something slim-fitting? Something for the office? For formal events? For travels and adventure? (and yes, a coat for the Dominican Republic has a different purpose of a coat for the Rockies)
Narrowing down your purpose will help you narrow down the appropriate styles and fits for the occasion.
Consider Fur
If you think fur is only for rich people, think again. We're convinced this is the hottest trend of 2017.
This article suggests that a proper fur coat is one of the most stylish ways to stay warm and look good doing it.
With different lengths, patterns, and options (yes, faux fur is trendy!), This is one of our favorite kinds of men's winter coats
Do not Forget the Accessories
Men's winter coats are just part of the attire. If it's really cold out, you'll likely need proper shoes, scarf, and head protection (additional as a beanie) for additional protection.
Maybe you already have some of these pieces. Maybe it is important for you to coordinate matching styles or colors.
Either way, these should be taken into consideration when planning out your budget and style.
Rock the Boots
Want a surefire way to look stylish?
Ditch the sneakers and pair your men's winter coats with well-fitted boots. Not only do they define your style and create a sense of professionalism, they are also comfortable and warm!
If you're looking for outdoor protection (and style), consider checking out the endless designs and styles guaranteed to keep you happily active.
Final Thoughts
No matter what the season (or how hot or cold it is), you should never have to compromise looking and feeling good.
If your wardrobe is in need of an update, men's winter coats are a great way to show off your style and personality while keeping you warm. Win-win, right?


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When his dad lost his job recently, Ben Gullett did the only thing he knew: he made a video and posted it on YouTube.
The 14-year old's effort is now getting worldwide attention.
It started as an idea to tell his dad that he still loved him, despite losing his marketing job last week.
Ben was hoping that perhaps someone might see it and offer Mark Gullett a job.
It seems to be working. The e-mails are pouring in, and Ben's dad knows he loves him.
"Within days, the video had an impressive 16,000 hits," the St. Petersburg Times reported. "Hundreds of e-mails poured in. Mark received several job leads and requests for interviews. He doesn't expect to be unemployed for too long.
On Tuesday, Mark drove Ben to school ... In front of all his teenage friends, without fear or shame, (Ben) kissed his dad on the cheek."


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Former president George W. Bush and Laura Bush did not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in this year's presidential election, NBC News has confirmed.
A spokesman for the Dallas-based former first couple said they voted two weeks ago and did not cast a ballot for Clinton or Trump, confirming a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Spokesman Freddy Ford told NBC News they voted "None of the Above" for president, while voting for Republicans on the rest of the ballot.
Back in September, a prominent member of the Kennedy family said former Republican President George H.W. Bush told her that he plans to vote for Clinton for president this fall.
Bush's spokesman, Jim McGrath, has said in a statement that the 92-year-old former president's vote is private and Bush isn't commenting on the race.
Trump defeated Jeb Bush, son of George H.W. Bush and brother of George W., in the 2016 primaries, often attacking the former Florida governor for being "low energy."
The latest news from around North Texas.


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A molecular map for aging in mice
Researchers at the National Institute of Aging and Stanford University have used gene arrays to identify genes whose activity changes with age in 16 different mouse tissues. The study, published November 30 in PLoS Genetics, uses a newly available database called AGEMAP to document the process of aging in mice at the molecular level. The work describes how aging affects different tissues in mice, and ultimately could help explain why lifespan is limited to just two years in mice.
As an organism ages, most tissues change their structure (for example, muscle tissues become weaker and have slow twitch rather than fast twitch fibers), and all tissues are subject to cellular damage that accumulates with age. Both changes in tissues and cellular damage lead to changes in gene expression, and thus probing which genes change expression in old age can lead to insights about the process of aging itself.
Previous studies have studied gene expression changes during aging in just one tissue. The new work stands out because it is much larger and more complete, including aging data for 16 different tissues and containing over 5.5 million expression measurements.
One noteworthy result is that some tissues (such as the thymus, eyes and lung) show large changes in which genes are active in old age whereas other tissues (such as liver and cerebrum) show little or none, suggesting that different tissues may degenerate to different degrees in old mice.
Another insight is that there are three distinct patterns of aging, and that tissues can be grouped according to which aging pathway they take. This result indicates that there are three different clocks for aging that may or may not change synchronously, and that an old animal may be a mixture of tissues affected by each of the different aging clocks.
Finally, the report compares aging in mice to aging in humans. Several aging pathways were found to be the same, and these could be interesting because they are relevant to human aging and can also be scientifically studied in mice.
CITATION: Zahn JM, Poosala S, Owen AB, Ingram DK, Lustig A, et al. (2007) AGEMAP: A gene expression database for aging in mice. PLoS Genet 3(11): e201. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030201, www.plosgenetics.org
Source: Public Library of Science


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By Troy Dreier
November 24, 2008
If you make most of your calls from home, or from an office with an open Wi-Fi connection, T-Mobile has introduced a service that will save you hundreds of minutes per month, and for not a lot of extra money.
The trick is that it turns your over-air cellular calls into over-the-'Net VoIP calls. If that sounds risky, know that it performed beautifully in our testing.
If you've already heard of this service, you probably know it as T-Mobile Hotspot@Home, the name it was given when it was first introduced. Recently, however, T-Mobile introduced a related service called T-Mobile@Home, which lets T-Mobile subscribers make landline calls over the Internet for a flat $9.99 per month.
Since the names were similar, T-Mobile changed Hotspot@Home to "T-Mobile Unlimited Hotspot Calling," which isn't nearly as catchy.
To use Unlimited Hotspot Calling, existing T-Mobile cellular customers will need to purchase a compatible phone and then sign up for the service, which costs $9.99 per month. Subscribers will also need a router.
T-Mobile sells two optimized wireless routers, one from Linksys and one from D-Link. Both sell for $29.99 (less with two-year commitment) and make your VoIP calls smoother thanks to integrated data prioritizing instructions. What T-Mobile would prefer you not know, however, is that the Internet calling works over any connected wireless router. We actually did most of our testing over an existing 802.11g router and call quality was fine. Occasionally calls had that underwater-like sound, but it was brief and rare. Quality was better and consistent with the T-Mobile router, though.
If you already have a router you're happy with, perhaps one with an extended range that covers a large home, don't worry–you don't need to replace your router with the T-Mobile offering. A T-Mobile router can be joined to your existing router; just run the included setup software.
We tested Unlimited Hotspot Calling with two supported phones, the Nokia 6086 (a basic budget model) and the BlackBerry Pearl 8120. Since introducing the service, T-Mobile has rapidly increased the number of Wi-Fi-enabled phones it offers. The Web site now offers more than half a dozen models, many of which are BlackBerries.
Not only will the supported phones shuttle calls over your home or work network, they'll also instantly latch onto any free networks while you're out and about. Starbucks cafes, for instance, with T-Mobile Hotspots (which are, unfortunately, slowly being phased out in favor of AT&T service) offer Internet calling. Amazingly, the phones can juggle the hand-off from cellular service to Internet service without a hiccup. T-Mobile customers can use the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with the Unlimited Hotspot Calling service.
In testing, we walked into and out of our home network area while making calls and never noticed any type of audio delay.
The Unlimited Hotspot Calling service allows for free calling within the U.S. only. For home-based workers who are T-Mobile subscribers, it seems like a tremendous deal. If you're already paying for a higher-priced monthly plan, getting Unlimited Hotspot Calling will probably allow you to switch to a lower priced plan, making up the cost of the $9.99 monthly fee.
Article adapted from BlackBerry Today.
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By now you've probably heard it a dozen times:
Announces Intent to Support Linux
Releases Linux version of their SQL Engine
... so, what does that mean.
Well, the good part is that Linux will get more respect from many IT departments. It will be easier for sysadmins to recommend Linux, FreeBSD, and similar solutions. There also will be a flurry of other software companies that will also jump in and port their software to this new, upstart Unix implementation. The Informix announcement was re-iterated at just about the same time and Inprise (formerly Borland) had already made Interbase available awhile back). I expect that Lotus Notes and Domino aren't too far behind, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that SAP (publishers of the R/3 ERP system) were quietly talking to S.u.S.E. (I seem to have heard that Adabas is one of the supported db engines for SAP R/3, and that has been available for Linux for some time).
There's also an interesting teaser at the Caldera website (http://www.caldera.com/openlinux/index.html) regarding an impending "Netware for Linux" --- which should be an interesting server platform (Netware's implementation of ACL's, access control lists -- always seemed better then the others I've seen. So, if you really need them on a fileserver, this might be the way to go).
We've also heard that the server software isn't the only niche that's discovering Linux. Regulars of Slashdot () and the Linux Weekly News (http://www.lwn.net), and any of the major Linux newsgroups and mailing lists are also probably aware that Corel has announced projects to port their whole office suite to Linux (they've had versions of WordPerfect available for awhile, and one of their affiliates, Corel Computing --- a hardware concern --- is using a StrongARM port of Linux which they helped develop as the core of their NC --- network computer). Presumably they will also consider porting their flagship CorelDraw package, which has been been available for some other Unix platforms for some time).
Of course it's already joining the fray with Applixware, StarOffice, Cliq Suite, Wingz, XessLite, and NeXS, among others.
So, the commercial software is coming. Linux will take yet another step from hobbyist "do-it-yourself" project towards a widespread platform for the masses.
Is there a downside to all of this? Naturally there are some risks. While I welcome the availability of Oracle, Informix and other major players to the Linux world --- I'd like to remind everyone that there are alternatives. See Christopher B. Browne's excellent list of these under his website at:
... Some of the commercial SQL engines for Linux that I've heard good reports about are Solid, JustLogic, and Infoflex. That's not to mention the free and shareware packages like PostgreSQL, mSQL, MySQL, and Beagle.
(There are differences in capacity and scalability --- many of these are currently limited to table locking rather than being able to lock individual records).
The big risk we now face is that we'll adopt and promote (or perpetuate) some application suite or tool with a proprietary set of file formats or interfaces. If Microsoft were to ship MS Office for Linux tomorrow --- we'd have the same essential problem that we have today. When someone sends you a Word .DOC, an Excel .XLS or a PowerPoint .PPT you're expected (by an alarming percentage of your correspondents) to be able to handle those files.
Everyone, (freeware and commercial third party vendors alike) is has been playing "catch-up" to this tune for far too long.
This issue of "open document formats" is far more important than choice of operating systems. What you run on your machine is none of my business. What you send to me in our business transactions is. Applix and StarOffice (and the free 'catdoc' and LAOLA filters) make a truly valiant effort to deal with some of these proprietary formats. They do so with some success (Word 2.0 seems fine, Word 6.x might be a bit dicey --- Word '97 documents die a horrible death).
If Microsoft moved quickly they might be able to "take over the Linux desktop" by providing "MS Office '98 for Linux." Personally I think that would be a shame. I think it would squelch some of the interesting work being done on LyX and Cicero, and various other "word processor" and desktop publishing interfaces for Linux.
So, before you rush out to embrace Oracle, and buy one of their servers --- take a look at some of the other DBMS packages that are out there. Give them a real try (feasibility and capacity test) before you commit.
On another note: I'd like to grant the first "Answer Guy Support Award" of the month to Sam Trenholme. He practically owns the comp.linux.misc newsgroups and answers alot more questions there than I get to in a month here. Thanks, Sam. We all owe, ya!
(I'll try to give these out about once a month --- to someone, somewhere, who answers lots of questions in some Linux tech support venue).
One final tidbit: I guess the press isn't getting all mushy on us. Either someone at Miller-Freeman's _sysadmin_Magazine_ doesn't like Linux or they were typing too fast when they wrote:
.... Linux is a 2-bit multi-user, multitasking variant of the UNIX operating system. (p 68, August, 1998; vol. 7 no. 8)
Can anyone find an extra 30-bits to send them?
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Dawn asteroid explorer moves into orbit at Vesta BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: July 17, 2011 NASA's robotic Dawn spacecraft drifted into orbit around Vesta on Saturday, starting a yearlong science campaign to map one of the solar system's largest unexplored worlds sandwiched in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
"Today, we celebrate an incredible exploration milestone as a spacecraft enters orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt for the first time," said NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. "Dawn's study of the asteroid Vesta marks a major scientific accomplishment and also points the way to the future destinations where people will travel in the coming years. President Obama has directed NASA to send astronauts to an asteroid by 2025, and Dawn is gathering crucial data that will inform that mission." After traveling 1.7 billion miels through space, Dawn approached Vesta this spring before being captured by the asteroid's weak gravity Saturday. Engineers don't know exactly when Dawn entered orbit yet because the spacecraft didn't have to conduct a major maneuver like many other interplanetary missions. Instead, Dawn consistently pulsed its ion engines until Vesta's gravity naturally snared the probe into a slow-moving distant orbit. The ion engines produce little thrust, but they efficiently consume xenon propellant over thousands of hours to accelerate the spacecraft to blazing speeds. Less than 1,000 pounds of xenon gas aboard Dawn will generate 24,000 mph of velocity change over the 8-year mission, according to Bob Mays, Dawn's project manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The ion system will continue to fire until early August, when the spacecraft arrives at a post nearly 1,700 miles from Vesta. Dawn will begin its science mission there in August with mapping and imagery collections before moving closer to Vesta for more detailed observations, according to Carol Raymond, Dawn's deputy principal investigator at JPL. The closest Dawn will get to Vesta is about 120 miles, where its cameras will get the best views of the asteroid's rocky surface, resolve Vesta's chemical make-up, and the spacecraft will probe the gravity field. "One of the reasons we're going to Vesta is not only because it's so big, but it's also one of the earliest bodies to form in the solar system, so the surface of Vesta will hold a record of the earliest history of the solar system," said Christopher Russell, Dawn's chief scientist from UCLA. Russell describes Vesta as an analogue of the planetary building blocks from the early solar system. As small bodies collected together to form planets, Jupiter's immense gravity disrupted the accretion process near Vesta, leaving behind thousands of leftover rocks and minor planets.
Vesta measures 359 miles long by 285 miles wide. Discovered in 1807, it is the second-most massive object in the main asteroid belt. A day on Vesta lasts 5.3 hours and its surface likely consists of ancient lava flows from the asteroid's formation 4.5 billion years ago. Until Dawn's arrival, the best images of Vesta came from the Hubble Space Telescope. Despite the observatory's sharp instruments, the imagery only showed faraway Vesta as a blurry disk with slight color variations. "Until now, it's only been a fuzzy blob," said Jim Adams, the deputy director of NASA's planetary science division. "Over the next year, the Dawn team will paint a face on that fuzzy blob. The pictures will just get better and better, and we'll begin to understand this awesome new world." Scientists know Vesta has a large crater up to 285 miles across and 8 miles deep near its south pole. Whatever crashed into Vesta to form the crater ejected one-half million cubic miles of rock into space, according to NASA. Researchers believe about 5 percent of all the meteorites that fall to Earth originate from the cataclysmic collision with Vesta. "We have more Vesta samples than we have of the moon and Mars," Russell said. According to Raymond, Dawn's instruments will peer into the south pole crater to get a glimpse of Vesta's internal structure. Dawn's framing camera was built in Germany and its visible and infrared spectrometer instrument comes from Italy. A gamma ray and neutron detector was developed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The sensors will investigate the composition of Vesta's surface, study the link between Vesta and meteorites that have fallen to Earth, and create a geologic map of the asteroid. "We're really going to get to know the surface of Vesta and decipher its geologic history," Raymond said. Scientists will also monitor tiny changes in the probe's radio signal to Earth to measure Vesta's gravity field, yielding insights into the body's interior layers and potentially unraveling whether Vesta has a metallic core. Once its mission at Vesta is complete, Dawn's ion engines will ignite in July 2012 to propel the spacecraft toward its second destination. After another two-and-half years journeying through the solar system, Dawn will enter orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres in February 2015. The visit to Ceres will make the spacecraft the first to ever orbit two objects in the solar system. |


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The latest Quinnipiac University poll shows that 60 percent of Floridians approve of Gov. Rick Scott's efforts to purge non-citizens from the voter rolls, while 35 percent disapprove. The statewide survey of 1,697 adults, conducted June 12-18, has a margin of error of 2.4 percentage points.
Other highlights of the latest Q poll:
* Scott remains unpopular, with 49 percent of Floridians disapproving of his job performance and 39 percent approving. That's a slight drop from the last Q poll in May, in which Scott was upside down by a 46-41 percent margin. Women disapprove Scott by a 50-35 percent margin. "(Scott) has some work to do here," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
* Scott's personal popularity with his constituents is very shaky. Asked whether they like Scott "as a person," 37 percent said yes, 35 percent said no, and 29 percent didn't know or had no opinion.
* Only 22 percent of Floridians believe the economy has improved since Scott took office -- hardly a ringing endorsement of the "jobs governor." A total of 43 percent believe things have stayed the same since Scott took office 18 months ago and 31 percent think things are worse. (The state's unemployment rate has dropped by more than 2 percentage points with Scott at the helm).
* Both of Florida's U.S. senators got good grades in the poll. By a margin of 51-31 percent, people approve of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's job performance, and the approval rating for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is 47-32 percent.
* The state Legislature got poor marks. Fifty percent of Floridians disapprove of the job lawmakers are doing, 31 percent approve and 19 percent had no opinion.
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Today's technology not only captures lectures, it leaves them in the dust.
When I was working on my doctorate in the late 1970s, I traveled around the country to visit K-12 schools, colleges, and universities that had programs in futures studies. One characteristic of every program I visited, from middle to graduate school, was an attempt to change instruction in the classroom from large group lectures to small groups of students solving real-world problems. The thinking was that there are no facts about the future, so why not turn the students loose on trying to anticipate and then solve some of the problems that may pop up in the future? One superintendent was so intent on changing the process that he said to one of his teachers, "You provide really good lectures, so I am going to videotape every one of them and make them available to all the teachers and students in the school; then I am going to fire you because I won't need you." I have no idea if he carried out his threat, but he seemed serious.
Flash forward to 2010 and campuses with smart classrooms with automatic recording systems. CT did an online poll recently in which we asked, "What percentage of faculty on your campus record their lectures and make them available to students?" A quarter of respondents said no one, but 64 percent said between 1 and 25 percent of their faculty recorded lectures for student use.
One difference between 1970s "lecture capture" technology and today's is the ease with which students can access the recorded lectures, as well see and hear the resources the professor used during the lecture, from video to PowerPoint slides. Students value the captured lecture as a great review tool, as well as the ability to catch up on a missed class.
At the recent InfoComm conference, I saw a fascinating lecture capture tool: the Pulse Smartpen from Livescribe, which captures everything you write while recording the lecture at the same time. If you want to check your notes against the lecture, all you have to do is tap your special notepaper and the pen will play back the lecture synched to your notes. You also can download the notes and audio to your computer.
Technology, in essence, has relegated lecture to a valuable learning resource rather than a vital pedagogical approach. This seems particularly true when you look at some of the innovative uses of technology in the teaching and learning category of this year's Campus Technology Innovators awards. Can lecture match up against a simulation with a Twitter soap opera, or students using geospatial tech to map critical infrastructure elements on the Alabama coast? We always will have lectures, but if I had my choice, I'd be in these innovators' classes. (For more on all of our 2010 Innovators, click here .)
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Geoffrey H. Fletcher is the deputy executive director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).
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Berthold Goldschmidt Timeline
A year by year alignment of Goldschmidt's life and works
Biographical information compiled by Bernard Keeffe and David Allenby
The chronological list of works indicates the publisher of each work. For those published by Boosey & Hawkes, links are provided to useful information including scorings, durations and repertoire notes.
Born in Hamburg on 18 January to Adolf and Henny Goldschmidt, second of five children (two sisters and a brother die in infancy). His father works in family business as a merchant, importing bedroom accessories. Both parents are keen music-lovers, his mother an amateur soprano, and his father an avid concert and opera-goer who had regularly seen Mahler conduct at the Hamburg Opera in the 1890s.
Begins piano lessons
Attends Oberrealschule St Georg, and makes rapid progress in English and French.
Barmitzvah on 16 January at Bornplatz Synagogue.
Studies philosophy at Hamburg University, and takes private lessons in music theory from Werner Wolff. Meets Busoni who inspires him to become a composer. Hears visiting conductors such as Artur Nikisch, Fritz Reiner and Vaclav Talich and modern repertoire including Busoni's Doktor Faust and Schreker's Chamber Symphony.
Enters Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, in composition class of Franz Schreker (along with Krenek, Haba, Petyrek and Horenstein) and studies conducting with Rudolf Krasselt and Julius Prüwer. Studies philosophy and history of music and art at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität where professors include Curt Sachs and Hugo Friedländer.
for piano (1922 rev.1958) BH
Plays in premiere of Piano Quintet (lost) at the Hochschule. Discovers short story by Stendhal, Les Cenci. Freelance keyboard work with the Berlin Philharmonic includes two of Berg's Three Orchestral Pieces, Bartók's Dance Suite, Webern's Passacaglia under the composer's direction, Mahler's Symphony No.8, and the first Berlin performance of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, for which he also coaches the choir. Around this time starts close friendship with the singer Ines Loewen.
for piano (1923 rev.1957) BH
Joins staff of Friedrich-Theater, Dessau, as assistant to Franz von Hoesslin. Conducts Suite stilisierter Tänze (a precursor of the Suite op.5) and composes a Requiem for chorus and orchestra (lost). Official conducting career in Berlin launched with Staatsoper Orchestra performances of Grieg's music to Peer Gynt at the Schiller-Theater.
Awarded Mendelssohn State Prize for Passacaglia. Joins Berlin Staatsoper as unpaid Korrepetitor, including coaching singers in preparation of premiere of Berg's Wozzeck and playing celesta in performances.
for orchestra BH
Erich Kleiber conducts Berlin Staatskapelle in premiere of Passacaglia. String Quartet No.1 played by Deman Quartet, winning admiration from Schoenberg. Conducts Concert Overture (lost) in Chemnitz. Signs publishing contract with Universal Edition.
Writes incidental music to a play by Knut Hamsun and makes acquaintance of the leading actor and director, Carl Ebert. Invited to be composer, conductor and adviser to Ebert at Hessische Landestheater in Darmstadt, where he conducts works including Milhaud's Le boeuf sur le toit and Stravinsky's Mavra.
for orchestra BH
Conducts premiere of Partita in Schwerin. Premiere of present version of Overture 'The Comedy of Errors' in Oldenburg.
Overture 'The Comedy of Errors' for orchestra (1925/28) Sch
Conducts premiere of Vorspiel zu einem Revolutionsdrama (lost) in Frankfurt. Begins composition of Der gewaltige Hahnrei. Piano Sonata premiered by Bruno Eisner at Beethovensaal in Berlin and played by Franz Osborn at ISCM Festival in Geneva. Johannes Schüler conducts Partita in Oldenburg. Premiere of Suite op.5 in Hamburg.
A musical tragi-comedy in three acts (1929-30) BH
Travels to Paris to obtain belated copyright permission from Crommelynck for operatic setting of his play as Der gewaltige Hahnrei. Completes the opera and Universal Edition offers the premiere successively to Leipzig, Dresden, and Mannheim.
for speaker, chorus, percussion and piano (1930-31) BH
Moves to Berlin, working at Städtische Oper with Ebert. Appointed conductor of a radio orchestra in Berlin, for programmes of light music and opera excerpts. Conducts Dresden Philharmonic in Promenadermusik (lost) at ISCM festival in Bad Pyrmont and meets Copland and Blitzstein. Travels to Russia to conduct summer concerts with Leningrad Philharmonic and meets Shostakovich. Visits Frans Masareel in Paris and obtains from him the rights to make a dance version of Die Idee (ballet remains unrealised). About this time Ines Loewen breaks off relationship with the composer.
Successful premiere of Der gewaltige Hahnrei at Nationaltheater in Mannheim. The work is programmed by Ebert for the 1932/33 season at the Städtische Oper in Berlin.
for orchestra, wind band or piano (1932 arr.1938) BH
Plans an orchestral suite from Hahnrei for concert performance. When National Socialists achieve political power, Goldschmidt and Ebert are dismissed, and Berlin production of Hahnrei abandoned. His compositions continue to be performed but only in secret. Becomes conductor of orchestra of Jewish musicians intending to join the Palestine Orchestra (later the Israel Philharmonic).
for orchestra (1929/33) BH
Completes Variations on a Palestine Shepherd's Song and Three Songs for coloratura soprano and piano. Meets his future wife Karen Bothe.
for piano BH
During rehearsals for Jürgen Fehling's production of Wilhelm Meister at the Staatstheater, the identity of the composer of the incidental music is discovered to be Goldschmidt, and a number of actors stage anti-Jewish protests. Word reaches Goering who orders the music to be removed, but the intendant intercedes with Goebbels and it is performed with the composer's name suppressed. Is Interrogated by Gestapo officer, but when it turns out they are fellow music-lovers, he advises Goldschmidt to leave Germany immediately. Gives his manuscripts to a friend for safe-keeping (but the house is bombed in the war and many scores lost).
for high voice and string orchestra BH
In October emigrates to England, chosen because of the BBC's international reputation for supporting modern music, and rents flat in Belsize Park, London. Works unoffically as teacher and coach, including giving lessons in Lieder interpretation.
Composes String Quartet No.2 and Ciaccona Sinfonica. Karen Bothe emigrates to London and they are married.
Composes symphony and harp concerto (both destroyed). His father dies in Hamburg.
Kurt Jooss commissions for his company the ballet Chronica, as a successor to The Green Table. Karen sings with Glyndebourne chorus.
for orchestra (1938/58/86) BH
His mother emigrates to England, living in Ashtead, Surrey, during the war years.
Polish Dance Suite for orchestra (1939-40) Pet
Composes Greek Suite, commissioned by music publisher Max Hinrichsen
for orchestra (1940-41) BH
Appointed as Music Director, BBC German Service until 1947, broadcasting banned Jewish music to Germany including Mendelssohn and Mahler.
By the end of the war 22 members of his family have perished in Auschwitz and Belsen, while the survivors have emigrated as far afield as the USA and South Africa, leaving him isolated.
Completes Sinfonietta (part lost, part withdrawn)
Granted British citizenship. BBC commissions music for radio plays. Invited by Carl Ebert to be chorus master at Glyndebourne Opera. Conducts Verdi's Macbeth (replacing George Szell) at first Edinburgh Festival, and Mozart's Die Entführung at the Bath Festival. His conducting activities increasingly centre on work for BBC Third Programme, particularly with the BBC Scottish Orchestra.
transcribed for orchestra BH
Composes incidental music for radio production of Shelley's The Cenci.
for string trio BH
Premiere of Concertino for harp and chamber orchestra in Los Angeles (withdrawn)
Opera in three acts (1949-50) BH
Festival of Britain opera competition. One of four prizewinners with Beatrice Cenci (others are Arthur Benjamin's A Tale of Two Cities, Alan Bush's Wat Tyler and Karl Rankl's Deirdre of the Sorrows), but the works remain unperformed.
Over a two year period, composes concertos for violin, cello and clarinet, premiered in radio recordings by Erich Gruenberg, William Pleeth and Gervase de Peyer, with the BBC Scottish Orchestra conducted by the composer
for voice and piano BH
In celebration of his 50th birthday, the BBC broadcasts half hour of excerpts from Beatrice Cenci, with the composer conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. His mother dies in Hove, Sussex.
First performance of Sinfonietta by the Suisse Romande Orchestra under Harold Byrns
for solo violin (1954/55) BH
Composes Mediterranean Songs for high voice and orchestra. Turns away from composition and concentrates on conducting.
for high voice and orchestra (1957-58) BH
Begins collaboration with Deryck Cooke (and later David and Colin Matthews) on complete performing version of Mahler's Symphony No.10
Takes over BBC studio recording of Nielsen's Saul and David at 48 hours' notice, the opera's first performance outside Denmark. Premiere of Mediterranean Songs in New York. Records first complete performance in UK of Mahler's Symphony No.3 with Philharmonia Orchestra, broadcast the following year to launch BBC's Mahler centenary series.
Conducts BBC Symphony Orchestra in broadcast programme featuring Deryck Cooke's reconstruction of parts of Mahler's Symphony No.10
Conducts London Symphony Orchestra in completed Cooke version of Mahler's Symphony No.10, with further performances in Berlin, Munich and Darmstadt
His wife dies of leukemia after a long illness and constant nursing
At suggestion of Gervase de Peyer, breaks 24-year silence with Clarinet Quartet. Is invited to New York and Yale University
80th birthday celebrations include run-through of scenes from Der gewaltige Hahnrei at Trinity College of Music in London, conducted by Bernard Keeffe. Meets David Drew and begins publishing collaboration with Boosey and Hawkes
Travels to Austria for premieres of Letzte Kapitel and Marche Militaire at Mürztaler Werkstatt
Attends chamber music concert of his music at Pasadena Conservatory, USA. Premiere of Belsatzar, commissioned for the Mürztaler Werkstatt. Completes Piano Trio.
for chorus BH
Invited to Berliner Festwochen where Simon Rattle conducts German premiere of Ciaccona Sinfonica at Philharmonie to prolonged applause. Goldschmidt introduces first German performance of String Quartet No.2 by Auryn Quartet.
Premiere of his opera Beatrice Cenci at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in concert conducted by Odaline de la Martinez, with Helen Lawrence in the title role, also broadcast by BBC. Attends opening of Jewish Museum in Rendsburg. BBC TV screens Goldschmidt film portrait The Lost Composer.
Attends premiere in Rendsburg by Auryn Quartet of String Quartet No.3, commissioned by Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Culture
Simon Rattle conducts first British public performance of Ciaccona Sinfonica in Birmingham. Release of first Goldschmidt CD on Largo
for violin and viola BH
Berthold-Goldschmidt-Archiv established at Berlin Akademie der Künste
for string trio BH
Completes Capriccio for solo violin for Kolja Lessing. Second Largo disc wins Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Travels to Berlin for premiere of Retrospectrum. Attends Decca recording and first Berlin performance (concert) of Der gewaltige Hahnrei, conducted by Lothar Zagrosek.
for solo violin (1991-92) BH
90th birthday concert in London arranged by Kerstin Linder-Dewan, featuring young performers. In Lübeck for premiere of String Quartet No.4 by Mandelring Quartet. Awarded Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit) by German Federal Government. Simon Rattle conducts Ciaccona Sinfonica at the BBC Proms.
for violin and cello BH
Travels to Montpellier for concert premiere of Violin Concerto, with Chantal Juillet conducted by Charles Dutoit. Goldschmidt is Honoured Artist at Berlin Festwochen, including German premiere (concert performance) and Sony recording of Beatrice Cenci. Der gewaltige Hahnrei staged by Harry Kupfer at the Komische Oper, a first Berlin production 'postponed' from 1933. Stage premiere of Beatrice Cenci at Magdeburg Opera. Rediscovery of early scores including Passacaglia, Partita and Suite in Vienna and surprise presentation to the composer in Berlin. Composes Les petits adieux. Conducts performances of Violin Concerto with Chantal Juillet in Madrid and London and records the work for Decca.
for baritone and orchestra BH
Rondeau 'Rue du Rocher' composed for Chantal Juillet, premiered in Saratoga, and recorded in orchestral version in Berlin with composer conducting. Makes two trips to Switzerland, for premiere of Les petits adieux at Lucerne Festival conducted by Charles Dutoit, and Der gewaltige Hahnrei at Bern Opera. Attends Gramophone Awards ceremony on behalf of Entartete Musik composers. NDR TV screens Goldschmidt documentary by Cordelia Dvorak and Ronald Zag Man muss nur überleben.('One must just survive')
or violin and orchestra or piano (1994/95) BH
Completes his final work, Deux nocturnes. Yo-Yo Ma plays Cello Concerto with Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Composer attends BBC Proms in London for UK premiere of Passacaglia, conducted by Yakov Kreizberg. Hears new Decca CD of his orchestral works: the Goldschmidt Album. Dies peacefully on 17 October at his flat in Belsize Park.
for soprano and orchestra (1995/96) BH
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